Date Posted:

2025-08-20

Country:

United States of America

Location:

A01: Rockford - Aerospace 4747 Harrison Avenue, Rockford, IL, 61125 USA

Position Role Type:

Onsite

U.S. Citizen, U.S. Person, or Immigration Status Requirements:

U.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contract.

Security Clearance:

None/Not Required

Collins Aerospace is seeking a Senior Mechanical Project Engineer to join our team, where you’ll play a key role in designing and delivering the next generation of advanced aerospace, space, and undersea systems. In this role, you’ll bring your expertise in mechanical design, analytics, and project leadership to life—driving projects from concept through production while ensuring compliance with the highest performance, reliability, and safety standards. From rotating machinery and turbines to flight surfaces, pumps, and electronics packaging, your work will directly shape critical technologies that keep people safe and connected around the globe.

As part of a world-class engineering organization, you’ll take ownership of complex projects, lead multi-disciplinary collaboration, and apply cutting-edge tools like NX, ANSYS, and Model-Based Design practices to solve tough challenges. This position offers the opportunity to stretch your technical skills, mentor others, and have a lasting impact on products that matter. If you’re looking to combine your engineering expertise with project leadership in a role that drives innovation across Collins Aerospace, this is the opportunity for you.

What You Will Do:

Lead and contribute to the design, modeling, and packaging of mechanical and electromechanical systems (e.g., rotating machinery, turbines, pumps, gearboxes, flight surfaces, and electronics packaging), generating drawings, specifications, analyses, and technical documentation throughout the product lifecycle.Plan and execute development, acceptance, and qualification testing; define and implement design changes; and support verification, validation, and field issue resolution.Drive multi-discipline mechanical analysis, building models, loads, and boundary conditions to support aerospace, space, and undersea applications.Apply and advance Model-Based Design (MBD) practices across engineering, fostering knowledge-sharing in design and processing with metals, composites, and non-metallic materials.Manage projects aligned with your expertise, take on stretch assignments for larger efforts, and support proposals with system designs, BOMs, and cost/schedule estimates.Partner with vendors and cross-functional teams to ensure product quality, vendor qualification, issue resolution, and successful product acceptance.Lead or support Relentless Root Cause Corrective Action (RRCCA) investigations, ensuring effective solutions to complex engineering problems.Work independently with minimal guidance while contributing to the development and improvement of departmental processes, standards, and work instructions.

Qualifications You Must Have:

Typically requires a  BA/BS degree in Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics (STEM) and a minimum of 5 years of prior relevant experience, or an advanced degree with 3 years prior relevant experienceU.S. citizenship is required, as only U.S. citizens are authorized to access information under this program/contractExperience in product design from concept through production3–5+ years of experience with NX design and modeling3–5+ years of experience with Teamcenter, ALM, or other PLM applications3–5+ years of experience using analysis and modeling tools such as ANSYS, Simulink, and MathcadProficiency with Microsoft Office productivity tools

Qualifications We Prefer

Master’s degree in a STEM discipline5+ years of experience in mechanical design and analysis of components and assemblies5+ years of experience with CAD (NX preferred), FEA, Simulink, and CFD toolsExperience in project management or leading engineering tasksFamiliarity with RTX programs, projects, or systems

What We Offer:

Medical, dental, and vision insurance  Three weeks of vacation for newly hired employees  Generous 401(k) plan that includes employer matching funds and separate employer retirement contribution, including a Lifetime Income Strategy option  Tuition reimbursement program Student Loan Repayment Program  Life insurance and disability coverage  Optional coverages you can buy pet insurance, home and auto insurance, additional life and accident insurance, critical illness insurance, group legal, ID theft protection Birth, adoption, parental leave benefits Ovia Health, fertility, and family planning  Adoption Assistance           Autism Benefit  Employee Assistance Plan, including up to 10 free counseling sessions  Healthy You Incentives, wellness rewards program Doctor on Demand, virtual doctor visits  Bright Horizons, child and elder care services Teladoc Medical Experts, second opinion program  And more!  

Learn More & Apply Now!

Mission Systems: 

Do you want to be a part of something bigger? A team whose impact stretches across the world, and even beyond? At Collins Aerospace, our Mission Systems team helps civilian, military and government customers complete their most complex missions — whatever and wherever they may be. Our customers depend on us for intelligent and secure communications, missionized systems for specialized aircraft and spacecraft and collaborative space solutions. By joining our team, you’ll have your own critical part to play in ensuring our customer succeeds today while anticipating their needs for tomorrow. Are you up for the challenge? Join our mission today. 

* Please consider the following role type definitions as you apply for this role.

Onsite: Employees who are working in Onsite roles will work primarily onsite. This includes all production and maintenance employees, as they are essential to the development of our products.

At Collins, the paths we pave together lead to limitless possibility. And the bonds we form – with our customers and with each other – propel us all higher, again and again.

Apply now and be part of the team that’s redefining aerospace, every day.

The salary range for this role is 82,000 USD - 164,000 USD. The salary range provided is a good faith estimate representative of all experience levels. RTX considers several factors when extending an offer, including but not limited to, the role, function and associated responsibilities, a candidate’s work experience, location, education/training, and key skills.

Hired applicants may be eligible for benefits, including but not limited to, medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, 401(k) match, flexible spending accounts, flexible work schedules, employee assistance program, Employee Scholar Program, parental leave, paid time off, and holidays. Specific benefits are dependent upon the specific business unit as well as whether or not the position is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement.

Hired applicants may be eligible for annual short-term and/or long-term incentive compensation programs depending on the level of the position and whether or not it is covered by a collective-bargaining agreement. Payments under these annual programs are not guaranteed and are dependent upon a variety of factors including, but not limited to, individual performance, business unit performance, and/or the company’s performance.

This role is a U.S.-based role. If the successful candidate resides in a U.S. territory, the appropriate pay structure and benefits will apply.

RTX anticipates the application window closing approximately 40 days from the date the notice was posted. However, factors such as candidate flow and business necessity may require RTX to shorten or extend the application window.

RTX is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability or veteran status, or any other applicable state or federal protected class. RTX provides affirmative action in employment for qualified Individuals with a Disability and Protected Veterans in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and the Vietnam Era Veterans’ Readjustment Assistance Act.

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